All families change over time. Sometimes a baby is born, or a grown-up gets married. And sometimes a child gets a new foster parent or a new adopted mom or dad.

Provides advice on coping with such family changes as separation, divorce, remarriage, new family members, and new schools.

This book offers an up-to-the-moment assessment of the condition of the American family in an era of growing inequality.

The paradigm of family has shifted rapidly and dramatically, from nuclear unit to diverse constellations of intimacy. At the same time, some norms resist change